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Jan 27, 2016 · “Thank you, sweetheart, now take off your wedding ring and tell them what ‘Rosabelle’ means.” Bess took off her ring and began to sing the lyrics to a song she had performed in one of her first shows with her late husband: “Rosabelle, sweet Rosabelle, I love you more than I can tell.
Bess Houdini appeared as herself in the 1938 film Religious Racketeers (a.k.a. Mystic Circle Murder) directed by Frank O'Conner and produced by Fanchon Royer. In the film, she expressed her belief that communication with those who have died is impossible. The film sparked controversy among spiritualists, but was praised by magicians.
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Jun 23, 2016 · Did the Houdinis secretly marry in 1901? Today is the 122nd wedding anniversary of Harry and Bess Houdini. The couple married on June 22, 1894. Or did they? In recent years, historians have pointed out that there's something fishy about the official story of the Houdinis marriage.
Feb 13, 2020 · A Skeptical Inquirer piece details the scandal that arose when Leopold, another of Harry's brothers, married the ex-wife of Nathan, another of Houdini's brothers. If this family had been alive today, they'd make up 40 percent of TLC's programming. In any case, Bess and Harry wound up, by all accounts, entirely crazy about each other.
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Feb 14, 2011 · Published in. The Jewish Museum. ·. 2 min read. ·. Feb 14, 2011. 1. On June 22, 1894, Harry Houdini married Wilhelmina Beatrice (“Bess”) Rahner after just three weeks of courtship. The newlyweds spent their honeymoon at Coney Island and were married for 32 years.
Jun 21, 2016 · Twenty-year-old escape artist and stage magician Harry Houdini married his stage manager Wilhelmina Beatrice Rahner, known ever after as Bess Houdini, on this date in 1894. According to her own account, she helped pay for the wedding ring and had to lend Harry $2 for the marriage license.
Jun 22, 2023 · Kristen Connolly (as Bess Houdini) and Adrien Brody (as Harry Houdini), in an image from the 2014 miniseries 'Houdini.' The beginnings of a unique couple. The first word of the message, “Rosabelle,” referred to the song Bess sang when she and Harry met when they were performing in a theater in Coney Island, New York.
